Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 206, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1918 — This Country Now Produces Indigo Made From Coal Tar [ARTICLE]

This Country Now Produces Indigo Made From Coal Tar

Indigo is now being made from coal tar in this country. At Midland, Mich., 1,000 pounds of 20 per cent paste are produced daily, reports Popular Science Monthly. All the tariff bills of this nation, commencing with the tariff of March 3, 1883, and including the tariff of October 3, 1913, placed indigo on the free list. Not until September 9, 1916, was a bill passed putting a duty on it. It was the first schedule that braved the anger of the German dyemakers.